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Such a long journey / Rohinton Mistry.

by Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-

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McClelland & Stewart, 1991.

Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Governor General's Award.

Amazon.ca First Novel Award.

India -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Mumbai (India) -- Fiction.

9780771098970 (pbk.)

0771098979 (pbk.)

9780771060571 (2001 Emblem Editions trade pbk.)

0771060572 (2001 Emblem Editions trade pbk.)

9780771061042 (1999 M&S pbk.)

0771060580 (pbk.)

9780771061318 (2006 McClelland & Stewart hc.)

0771061315 (2006 McClelland & Stewart hc.)

339 p. ; 23 cm.

It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father’s ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change.

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, 1992.

Winner of the Governor-General's Award for Fiction, 1991.

Winner of the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award, 1991.

Canadian fiction.

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